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The forthcoming Season will be the Eighteenth of The Royal Italian Opera, seventeen years having now elapsed mince its original establishment. It cannot but be a source of pride and gratification to the Director to reflect that he is again enabled to place before his Subscribers some account of the arrangements which he has made for their entertainment, well calculated to sustain the pre-eminent position held by the Royal Italian Opera among the greatest Lyrical Establishments of Europe. It will be seen by the following slight outline that the Company of Artistes is of unprecedented strength. Ic in eludes, each in th e i r par ti cu l ar em pl oz , the three greatest Prima Donne, the four most renowned Tenors, and the three most celebrated Barytones in Europe; while the Basses have been reinforced by the two moat esteemed Artistes in Italy and Germany. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH . 26, 1864. N°. 22,387. prtICE ...... ...4d. STAMPED:....Sd. KINAHAN LL WHISKY V. 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We give her full credit for having written a thoroughly readable and deeply interesting novel. "—Athenaeum. NOR3IA Mademoiselle ADELINA PATTI. Madlle. ADELINA PATTI Will return with fresh laurels gathered during the recess. This young Artiste has, during the past winter. visited her native city of Madrid, in 'Which capital she was born on March 19th, 1843, and where, 58 it well be imagined, the display of her wonderful talents was received with the most unbounded enthusiasm by her conzpatriotes. Madlle. PATTI was honoured by several personal inter views with her Majesty the Queen of Spain, she received many distinguished marks of favour from the Nobility and Gcntry,while the Public, notwithstanding that the prices of admission to the Opera wore raised beyond all former pre cedent in Madrid, filled the theatre to overflowing on every tight of representation. On the 19th of August last, when the Congress of Ger man Potentates met in the City of Frankfort-on-the- Maine, Madlle, Patti received the distinguished honour of being specially summoned to perform on the occasion of the Grand Gala Fete given by the Authorities of that city to the assembled Sovereigns. As expressed in the journals (If the e day, Madlle. Patti literally sang to a "Parterre de Princs." - From Madrid Madlle. Patti proceeded to Paris, and is there fulfilling her second engagement to the satisfaction and delight of the abonnees of the Theatre Italien. The Repertoire of Madlle. PATTI, of unusual extent for so Young an Artiste, now includes the Operas of " La Son aambula," " Luci di Lammermoor," "La Traviata," Martha," "D on P asqua l e ," " Di ror ah," " Barbiere," "Don Giovanni," "La Gazza Ladra," &c. In addition to t hese, Madlle. PATTI will appear in the characbers of Adina in "L'Elisir d'Amore " and in that of Maria in „ La Figlia del Reggimento," which she performed, fol . the first time, at the e l ose of lad' season ; she will also appear, and for the first time, in the part of Susannah in " Le Nozze di M Figaro," and in argherita in Gounod's Opera of "Faust." Mademoiselle PAULINE LUCCA. It is indeed a rare event in the annals of the lyric stage that two young Artistes of extraordinary and commanding talents should appear for the first time almost simulta neously as candidates for public favour. About the same period that Madlle. PATTI made her first appearance at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, the Tausical world of Germany was sounding the praises of a Young Artiste who just then had made her debut at the Royal Opera at Berlin. This debutante was Mdlle. PAU. LI ea Lucci—her youth, her beauty. and her wonderful voice, soon placed her securely in public favour, and in a very short time the Prussian Government presented her with an engagement for ten years. The Director of the Royal Italian Opera was naturally anxious to afford an opportunity to his subscribers to hear so interesting an Artiste, and towards the end of last Season , was enabled ti,(,). procure (by special favour) of the Royal Hof-Theater !"lrection of Berlin, permission for Madlle. LUCCA to give three representations in London. The success which at tended the young Artiste on the occasion of these three performances will not easily be forgotten by these who witnessed them. Madlle. LUCCA returned to Berlin full Of honours and succeeded in obtaining, by Royal favour, S r i annual cong e o f t h ree months ; and i t i s t h us th a t M r . Gye has been able to secure her services for the greater portion of his coming season. Madlle. LUCCA will make her debut in Meyerbeer's Opera "Lea Huguenots." She will then perform the cha rtacter of Margherita in Gounod's Opera of "Faust ;" than hat of Cherubino in Mozart's Opera, " Le Nome di Igaro ; aft erwar d s t h at of Mrs. F or d i n Nicolay's Op era , 4 ` lie Merry Wi ves o f Windsor • and lastly the great role of C a t ar i na in Meyerbeer's Windsor; Historical Opera, " L'Etoile du Nord." Mademoiselle EMILIA L &GRUA. It has never been the habit of the Director of the Royal Italian Opera to herald forth the praises of Artistes about U.. make their fi rs t appearance a t hi s Th ea t re , however great their continental reputations may have been; and in the case of the engagement of Mademoiselle Lagrua it is not 'is intenti on to dpart from this custom any farther than !o express a ve y confident hope that this Artiste will sus tain in London the reputation which she now enjoys abroad, viz. —that of being, in the Opera Soria, by far the greatest dramatic singer of the period. Mademoiselle Lagrua will arrive early in the Season, and make her first appearance in the character of Norma. 1, 11 : will also sustain the character of Leonora in "La vorita," " Donna Anna in "Don Giovanni," Leonora in Desdemona in " Otello," Leonora in " Il Tro- Pthre," and the principal role in Verdi's new Opera " La he e r rz d a del Destino," which was originally composed for Pet Ur ing her engagement at the Imperial Theatre of St. ersbnrg. tip ra "g those who, thi s S eas on, will solicit for the first e the approbati on o f an E ng li s h audience aro— Mademoiselle DESTINN (From the Imperial Opera of Vienna) Mademoiselle GIUSE PPINA TATT. (From the Royal Opera at Lisbon) Mademoiselle GARULLI (From La Scala, at Milan) Signor SCALESE (From the Theatre Italian, at Paris) Signor ATTRI (From La Pergola, at Florence) and Herr SCHMID (From the Imperial Opera, at Vienna). The appearance of Signor WACHTEL may also be con sidered as a debut, unavoidable circumstances having ob liged him to return to Germany after having appeared but three times at the ItA yal Italian Opera in the Season of 1862. Since that time Signor Wachtel has become at tached to the Imperial Opera, at Vienna, under an en gagement of six years duration, interrupted only by a short annual conga. of WACIITEL will make his debut in the character 43 ' Maurice, in " It Trovatore •" he . will:then7perform that of Arnold° in " Guglielmo Tell ;" and afterwards the role t f Jean de Leyd en i n M e yerbee r ' s Grand Opera, " L a rePhete." No twithstanding these new engagements, it will be ob served that the many favourite Artistes, whose talents have 6 ? lo ng supported the Royal Italian Opera, have been re tained, and that th e Di re ct o r is thereby enabled to re•cast many of the Operas, end to impart to them an unprece dented strength and completeness. M ademoiselle MARIE BATTU, now holding the high Position of chief Prima Donna at the Academie Inweriale do I Nlnaique, in Paris, will perform for the first time, the character of La Contessa, in Mozart's Opera of " Le Nozze di Figaro." Mademoiselle BATTU has kindly offered to srnq also the part of Adalgisa, in "Norma," on the ma 44en of the debut of Mademoiselle LAGRUA. Mademoiselle ANTONIETTA FRICCI Will sing, for the first ti me, the part of Bertha, in " Le Prophete," and that of Donna Elvira, in " Don Giovanni." Madame DthrEE will sing her original part of Pregiosilla 42 " La Forza del Destine." Signor RoNcora will appear for the first time, in the charact er o f Pasquale, and iu that of Fra Melitone in " La Ilerzi del Destine." Signor TAMBERLIK will appear, for the first time in England, in his original part of Don Alvaro, in Verdi's 116 w Opera, " La Forza del Destine, and, for the first time these six years, that of " Otello." Monsieur FAURE will perform for the first time the character of Navers, in " Les Huguenots; that of Fit garo, iR " Le Nozze di Figaro.," and also his groat role of Peter the Great, which he performed upwards of 100 nights in Paris, in Meyerbeer's Opera, " L' Etoile du Nord. Signor GRAZIANI will perform, for the first time, the character of Guglielmo Tell; that of " It Conte in "Le Nozze di Figaro ;" and his original part in Verdi's new Opera, " La Forza del Destine." Signor NAUDIN , who so firmly established himself i n th e good opinion of th e Subscribers last year, will, in addition to his other parts, perform, for the first time, that of Elvin() in " La Sonnambuia," and that of Roberto in " Robert le Diable." Signor MARIO will perform, for the first time these eight years, the part of Nemorino, in" L'Eiisir d'Amore ;" also, for the first time these seven years, his celebrated character of Fernando in " La Favorite;'' and, for the first time, that of Faust. Mr. GYE feed assured that the subscribers will be gra d to know that he retains the invaluable assistance of Mr. COSTA. ENGAGEMENTS. Mademoiselle ADELINA PATTI, Madame DID. Mademoiselle ANTON lE IEE TTA FRICCI, Mademoiselle MARIE BATTU, Madame RUDERSDORFF, Mademoiselle ANESE, Madame TAGLIAFICO, and Mademoiselle PAULINE LUCCA. Mademoiselle DESTINN, her First Appearance in England. Madem iselle GIUSEPPINI TATI, Her Fir t Appearance in England. Mademoiselle GARULLI, her First Appearance in England, and Mademoiselle EMILIA LAGRUA, Her First Appearance in England. Si MARIO, Signor gnor TAMBERLIK, Signor N UDIN, Signor LUCCHESI, Signor ROSSI Signor NICRI-BAAL , DI, awl Signor WACHTEL. Signor RONCONI, Signor GRAM - ANL Signor COLONESE, and Monsieur FAuRE. Sig. , or ATTRI, His First Appearance in England. Signor SCALESE, His First Appearance in England. Signor TAGLIAFICO, Signor FALL Aft, Signor POLONINI, Signor CAPPONI, Signor CIAMPI, and Herr SCHMID, His First Appearance in England. Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor, Mr. COSTA. PRINCIPAL DANSEUSEEL Mademoise le AI.VIONI, Mademoiselle ZINA RICHARD, Mademoiselle RAFFAELLI, - Mademoiselle ASSI , NTA, liademoisselle CARMFNE, Her Pirbt Appearance in England, &c. to. Le ader al Pi ano. -Le ader of' the Military Band Signor LI CALSI. ooldstream) Mr. GODFREY. der of the Ballet ******** Mr. TH I RLWALL. n i.. t . Q101_%2118... ........... . .. 1% , i r. ARTHUR SULLIVAN, N et '!" - '' l - ter .• . .......... Mr. SMYriISON. Promixe.r. ................. ... Signor MAGGIONI. limier de 1Het................... Sig - nor MONTE RASI. Machin Mons. DESPLACES. ............... Mr. SLOMAN. The • --- unrivalled Orchestra and Choruo of the Royal Italian Opera, Norma .. 3t, dll e. Lagrua. Her First Appearance in England. Nradlle. Marie B ttu. Who has kindly offered to sing the part on his occasion. Polito Signor Naudiu. Orovcso .. Herr S,:hmid. IL TROVATORE. Leonora .. Madlie. Lagrua. Azucena a ille. Destinn. Il C ntn di Luna S gnor Gr •ziani. Fernando .. Signor Tag;lia+•co. Mami e° • • • • .. Signor Wachtel. His First Appearance in that Character in England. IL BARBIERE DI SAVIGLIA. •• .• •• Madlle. Adelinft Patti. S guor Ronconi. .. Signor Attri. .. Signor Scalese. •• •• •• Shnor Mar.o. LA FAVORITA. Leonora .. Mad le. Lagrua. Alfonso .. Signor Gr ziani. Batt' az ar Signor Attri. Fernando .. .. Signor Mario. His First Appearance in that Character thee: Six Years. FIDELIO. Leonora .. Rosina .. Figaro .. Basi io .. Do a Bartolo Almaviva .. • Madlle. Lagrua. DINORAH. For the First Time these Three Years. Dinorah Madl e Adelina Patti. Corentino .. Signor Neri-Bai WAIL His First Appearance in that Chara-ter. Un Capraie .. Madame D;dice. Hoel ieignor Graziani. LE PROpHETE. Fides .. Mad le. Giusenpini Tati. Bertha '.. Madlle. Antonietta Fried Her First Appearance in that Character. Jean of Leyden .. Si.znor Wachtel. His First Appearance in that Character in England. GUGLIELMO TELL. Mathilde Madlle. Marie Battu. Walter .. •• S nor Attri. Gtaglie'mo Tell .. .• .. Signor GrtzianL His First Appearance in that Cl , aract r. Arno'do .• Signor Wach . et, His First Appearance in that Character in Engl and. LES HUGUENOTS. Valentina .. Madlle. Pauline Lucca. Her Fourth Appearance in that Character In England. Marguerite .. Madlle. Marie Battu. ITrbano .. • • .. .. Madame Didiee. De Nevers.. .• Mons. Faure. His First Appearance in that Character in England. St. Bris .• Signor Colonese. His First Appearance in. that Character. Herr Schmid. .. Signor Mario. ROBERTO IL DIAVOLO. •• •• alb Herr Schmid. DON GIOVANNI. Donna Anna .• • . Madlle. Lagrua Donna Elvira Madlle. Antonietta Fried, Her First Appearance in that Character. Madlle. Adelina Patti. Mons. Faure. • ▪ .. Signor Scalese. • .. Signor Ronconi. • .. Herr Schmid. • .. Signor Tamberlik. FAUST E MARGHERITA. Madame Didiee. Mons. Faure. Signor Graziani. Signor Mario. His First Appearance in that Character. The Character of Margherita will be performed both by Madlle. Pauline Lucca and by Madlle. Adelina Patti. Their First Appearances in that Character in England. LA FIGLIA DEL lIEGGIMENTO. • .• •• •• Madlle. Adelina Patti. Her Third Appearance in that Character. Sulpizio Signor Ronconi, His First Appearance in that Character. •• •• •• •• Signor Neri-Baraldi. OTELLO. For the First 'lime these Six years. Desdemona .. Mad le, Lagrua. Signor Ronconi. Elmiro .. Signor Attri. Otello .. Signor Tamberlik. L' ELISIR D' AMORE. Nemorino Signor Mario. His First Appearance in that Character these Eight years. Belcore Mons. Faure. Marcel Raoul Bertram .. Zerlina .. • • Don Giovanni .. Leporello .. Masetto II Commendatore Don Octavio Siebet .. Mephistopheles .. Talentine Faust Maria Tonto His First Appearance in that Character. Duleamara .. Signor Itonconi. Adina Madll.. Adelina Patti. Her Third Appearance in that Character. DON PASQUALE. Don Pasquale .. .. Signor Ronconi. His First Appearance in that Character. Malatesta .. Mons Faure. Ernesto t .. Signor Naudin. Norna Madlle. Adelina Patti. LE NOZZE DI FIGARO. For the First Time in the New Theatre. Susanna Madlle. Adelina Patti. ller First Appearance in that Character. La Contessa Madlle. Marie Battu. Cherubino Madlle Pauline Lucca. Her First Appearance in that Character in England. B. Conte .. .. Signor Grazia i. Bartolo Signor Itonconi Basilio .• •• •• •• Signor Neri-Baraldi. and Figaro •• .. Mons. Faure. Production of DIE LITSTIGEN WIEBER VON WINDSOR. Towards the end of May wi,l be produced, for the first time in England, with New Scenery. Costumes, and Appoint ment 4, one of the mos popular Works in Germany ; viz., NICOLAY'S Opera, founded on EIIARESPEARE'S i_omedy, "The Merry Wive. of Windsor," and entitled, DIE LUSTIGEN WEI BER VON WINDSOR. The principal characters will be sustained by Herr SCHMID and Madlle PAULINE LUCCA. Production of Si;nor VEnnt's New Grand Opera, LA FOitZA DEL DESTINO. This Grand Opera was written and composed by the ex press command of his Majesty the Emperor of Rus and was produced with the greatest eclat at the Imperial Opera of st. Petersburg last year. The four principal roles were composed exp essly for the following Artistes, viz. : Madlle. LAGRUA, Madame DIDIEE, Signor GRAZIANI, and Signor T \ MBE RLIK. And these same Artistes will sustain the same Oaracters, on the production of the Work at the Royal Ita ian Opera. Production of MEYERBEER'S Grand Historical Opera, L'ETOILE DU NORD. It will be remembered that this chef d'oeuvre of the great corn. oser was pr. , duccd in the htter put' of the Season of 1855. It had only been i.erformed on Seven occasions when the calamitous burning of the old Th.atre took place, entirely consuming the immense mass of material so lately prepared for its repr. sentation. It may, therefore, be regarded as almost a new Work in this country. Sink tie erection of the present Theatre, four out of the five great Works of METERBEER have been reproduced, viz.—" Les Huguenots," "Le Prophete," "Dlnorah," and "Roberto it Dismal •." The fifth, viz.—" L'Etoile du Nord." will be given during the present Season, and will be mounte i with entirely N w Scenery, Costu es and Appointments. The Part of Caterina by 14fadlle. PAULINE LUCCA. That of Pietro by Mons. FAURE. The Repertoire of the Royal Italian Opera now embrace the following Operas : Les Huguenots .. Dinorah.. Roberto it Diavolo Le Prophete Don Giovanni.. .. Ii Barbiere di Siviglia Guglielmo Tell Otello La Gazza Ladra Luerezia orgia Don Pasquale Maria di Rohan Da Favorite Lucia dt Lammermoor La Figlia del. Reggimento L'Elislr d'Amore Norma .. La Sonnambula I Puritan! .. La Tray' ata Trovatore Bigoletto Ballo in Maschero Martha.. .. Zampa Fra Diavolo Masaniello Il Giuramento ()deo Faust e Illargherita Meyerbeer. Meyerbeer. Meyerbeer. Meyerbeer. Mozart. Rossini. Ros iini. Rossini. Rossini. Donizetti. Donizetti. Donizetti. Donizetti. Donizetti. Donizetti. Donizetti. Beltini. Bellini. Bellini. Verdi. .. Verdi. .. Verdi. ▪ Verdi. ▪ notow. .. Herold. • Auber. . . Auber._ Mercadante. Beethoven. Gluck. ounod. THE SUBSCRIPTION WILL CONSIST OP FORTY NIGHTS, But as there will, after the first week, be regu'arly Four Nights in each Week, viz., Mcnday. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, Subscribers will, by making kniiwn their wishes at the commencement of the Season, have the choice of select ing either two of the Four Nights. Subscribers of last Season are also rt spectfully requested, if they wish to retain their Box"s or Stalls, to notify the same at once to Mr. Parsons, at the Box Office. TERMS : B - xes on the Second Tier....(for Four Persons) 100 Guineas. Ditto First Tier (ditto 200 ~ Ditto Ditto at the side (ditt0)......150 ~ Ditto Grand Tier (ditto) 240 ~ Ditto Pit Tier (ditto) 2 0 „ Orchestra Stalls (Each) 35 „ Amphitheatre Stalls, First Row ....(ditto) lB ~ Ditto second Row ..(ditto) l2 ~ SUBSCRIPTIONS TO BE PAID IN ADVANCE. Application for Boxes and Stalls to be made to Mr. Par sons, at the Box Office, under the Portico of thelrheatre. Also of Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Bubb, Messrs. Lacon and Oilier. Mr. Hookham, Messrs. Chappell, Messrs. Cock and Hutch ings, Bond-street; Mr. Sams, St. James's-street; Messrs. Cramer. Beale, and Wood, Regent-street ; and of Messrs. Keith, Promo, and Co., Cheapside. 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Henry Ellis and Son), 17, . . Graceehurch-Street. G. Gilbert, Esq. (Messrs. Gilbert, Kerr, and Co.), 3, Abehurch- lane. Cornelius Grinnell, Esq. (Messrs. Grinnell, Tinker, and Mor gan', 7, Leadenhall-street. A. Jarvis, Esq., Merchant, Director, Standard Bank, South Africa. - Robt. E. Shaw, Esq. (Messrs. Shaw, Savill, and Co.`, 31, Leadenhall-street. M. E. Mavrogordato, Esq., 5, Copthall-court, and Lloyd's. (With power to add to their number.) BANKERS. _ Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, Twells, and Co., London. • SOLICITORS. Messrs. Sewell. Sewell, and Edwards. BROKERS. London—Sir R. W. Carden and Sons. Royal Exchange buildings. Liverpool—Robert Byrne, Esq., Rust Bank-buildings. Manchester —Cnarles P. Allen, Esq., India-buildings. Newcastle-on-Tyne—J. S. Chailoner, Esq., Dean-street, ristol —Henry T. Chamberlain, Esq. Hull—Messrs. Wilkinson and Inxieby, Exchange-buildings. Leeds—Messrs. Ridsda'e and Wailes, Park-row. SECRETARY (pro tem.) -Mr. W. Dial ant. AuDiTo as—Me•srs. Cash and (0., Tolelhouse-yard. Temporary Offices-44, t lement's-lane, City. Prospectuses and forms of application may be obtained from the Brokers, the Solicitors, or Secretary pro tern., at the temporary offices of the Company. NATIONAL PROVINCIAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY (Limited).—CDOSlNG NOTICE.—NO APPLICATIONS for SHARES in this Company will be received after MONDAY, the 28th instant, for London, and TUESDAY, the 29th, for the Country. W. DISTANT, Secretary pro tern. S MIT H, KNIGH T, AND COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862. The Mercantile Cred t Association, in conjunction with the Contrvt Corporation, will receive applications for shares in the above Company. Capital ..£4,000,C00, in 80,00 shares of £5O each. First issue, Forty Thousand Shares, of which 20,000 have been already subscribed. De: osit on application Ll per share, and Ll on allotrrynt. No future c 11 to exeoed £5 per share, and at intervals of not less than three mon. hs. It is not contemplated to call up more than £lO per share ; any further Capital that may be required will be raised by the is ue of new share., a preference being given to the holders of existing shares. DIRECTORS. W. M. Baillie, Esq., Old Bank, Bristol, Director of the Con tract Corp .ffation. Arthur G. Chapman. Esq. Charles Capper, Esq., ➢iincin;'-lane. Rich rd Cooke Coles, Esq , St. Hel n's-place, Director of the Royal Insurance Company. Tbonyis Dakin, Esq., Alderman, President of the Great Western Railway of Canada, Director of the Contract Cor poration. Geo. Knight, Esq., Great George-street. Ippolyte Leonino, Fsq. (I. Leonino and Co.), Copthall-court. (May . us Ommanney, Esq. (Hallett, Ommanney, and Co.), Director of the Contract Corporation. Robert Porter, 14:sq., Director of the Bank of London and Bank of New Zealand. John Smith, Esq., Gre 4t George-street. Geo. Thomson, Esq. (Mess-s. Anderson, Thomson, and Co.) T. Tubini, Esq. (B. Tubini and Co.), Threadneedle-street. MANAGING DIRECTOR. George Knight, Esq. SOLICITOUS. Messrs. Edwards and Co., Westminster. Messrs. Newbon, Evans, and Co., Nicholas-lane. BANKERS. Bank of London. AUDITORS. Messrs. Ccoper Brothers and Co. BROKERS. Messrs. P. Cazenove and Co , Threadneedle-street. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 31 and 21, Threadnee Jle-street, and 1, Great George-street, 'Westminster. SECRETARY (pro tern.) J. C. liandfield, Esq. 1. This Company has been constituted as an auxiliary to the " Contract Corporation." 2. The Company will undertake the construction of Rail ways and o her public works es die in u shed irrun the busi ness of the Contract Corporation, which consists principally of the negotiation and acceptance of contrasts, and the finan cial measures connected therewith. 3. The two Companies will work in harmony, but inde pendently of each other. 4. The operations of this Company will be conducted by . the eminent contractors Messrs. Smith and Knight, who have transferred their whole business and interest on highly ad vantageous terms; all their valuable plant and existinc , contracts (including that for the construction of the Royal Sardinian Railway recently entered into) being ceded to the Company. The plant will be paid for in cash, and the re maining interest principally in shares, such shares b&ing taken with £5 only per share credited thereon. 5. The numerous applications to Parliament in the present se4sion for powers to canstru A branch and ad itional rail ways, and the well-known increasing demand for railways and other public works, not only in Europe and the colonies. but in all parts of the civilised world, open a wide field for the profitable employment of capitaL 6. The Direc ors consider that, wi h all the elements of success, viz., a large working capital, the assistance of a powerful financ'al corporation, coupled with the experience an i superintendence of parties conver4ant with the pra: tical details of the business, with an identity of interest, the pros pec!s of the Company are such as are , seldom brought under public notice, 7. In the event of no allotment of shares being made. the deposit will be returned in full. Should a lees number of shares be allotted than are applied for, the deposit will be made available towards the payment on allotment, and the balance, if any, returned to the applicant. Prospectuses and forms of aptlicat.on for s area may be obtained , et the offi:es of the Company, of the Brokers, and of the Solicitors. March, 1864. SMITH, KNIGHT, AND COMPANY (Limited). FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES, To be retained by the Bankers. No.— To the Directors of Smith, Knight, and Company (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid to your bankers, the Bank of London, the sum of .£ , being a deposit of £1 per share on shares in the atove Company. I hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I agree to accept such shares or any less number you may allot to me ; and I agree to nay the deposit on allotment, and to sign the Articles of Association of the Company when required, and I authorise you to insert my name on the Register of Members for the number of shares allotted to me. Usual signature Name in full Residence Profession Date March, 1864. SMITH, KNIGHT. AND COMPANY (Limited ) . NOTICE.—The SHARE LIST wll be CLOSED at Four o'clock on MONDAY, the 28th March, for London, and TUESDAY, the 29th, for Country applications. By order, G. C. IitiNDFIELD, Secretary, pro tern. London, March 23, 1864. 500 BUSINESSES.-Mr. ANDW. HIND'S MARCH LIST, Containing Businesses, Premises, Partnerships, &c., Gratis. Letters, enclose stamp.—Partioulars entered free. OFFICES—CORNER OF LITTLE CARTER-LANE, ST. PAUL'S. TO CARMEN.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE a capital BUSINESS, returning £4' per week. Stabling, yard, and country house. Rent, £25. Price, including* eight horses, vans, cart, trolley, harness, &c., £350. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. TO GROCERS, &o.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE a genuine BUSINESS, nine miles from town. Good house, shop, and outbuildings. Rent £3O. Trade, £25 per week. Price £l5O. Also the following:— Bla:ktriars. £130; Holborn, £200; tterylebone, £200; Bays water, £l4O ; Bermondsey, £7O, °Mew, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. DAIRY and MILKWALK. City.—Mr. ANDW. HIND has for SALE the above, doing thirteen barn gallons per day. Good shop, ten rooms, stable, &c. Rent, £55. Price, with horse and cart, £2OO. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. DINING -ROOMS.- Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE a capital BUSINESS, near the City. U use of eight rooms. Rent, £53. Trade, £5O per week. Price, £9OO, Also the follow ng :—Lambeth, LBO ; sou h district, £5OO ; Islington, £B5, ko. Offices, Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. BOOT and SHOE TRADE. Notting-hill.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET capital PREMISES, comprising shop, nine rooms, &c. Rent, Zt,O. Returns, £7OO. Fixtures, £6O. Offices, Little Caner. lane, St. Paul's. TO BUILDERS, HOUSE AGENTS, &c.—Mr. ANDREW HIND is instructed to DISPOSE OF a first-class BUSINESS, four miles west, Proprietor retiring. Large and ( onyenient premises, at the nominal rent of £25. Lease. 15 years. Returns £4,060. May be increased to any extent. Price, including plant, £6.0. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul s. RESIDENCES. —Mr: ANDREW HIND has to LET a convenient HOUSE, eight miles from town and near a station, containing three sI ting and nine bed rooms, with usual offices, outbuildings, farm yard, gardens, snd paddock. Rent, 90 gu neas ; or furnished, £2OO. Also the following :—Red Hill, rent £BO, or to be sell for £900; Cheltenham, £7O ; Brixton-hill, £lO5 and £BO ; Esher, £4O ; Lewisham, £5O ; Essex. with seven acres, £l2O, &c. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. P tu '5, SAW MILLS.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET capilal PREMISES two miles from the Bank, comprising good ten roomed house, large yard and sheds, with 20 horse engine, saw bench and frames, planing ma chine, &c. Rent, with use of plant £2OO. Offices, owner of ,Little Carter-lane, _ . A. Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto A Twelve-roomed ditto Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valuable informationto all requiring househ 31d furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells. Oxford, Brighton, Gainsboroutrh, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great Brit/CIA. COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London, S.E, ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. ISSUE OF SECOND MORTGAGE BONDS. PAYABLE IN LONDON. 801,060 dollars (X 180,000) New York DlVlBloO—Due in 1881. 1,000,000 dollars (£225,030) Pennsylvania Division—Due in 1882. Secured by a Registered Mortgage, coaslituting a lien on the income and all corporate rights, privileges, lands, fran chises, plant and property of the Pennsylvania and New York divisions of the Railway. The Bonds are redeemable in New York or in London at 4s. 6d. per dollar, and are transfevable without stamp or en dorsement; 4 per cent. of the gross amount will be drawn yearly in July, commencing in 1885, to be pa'd off at par in London ; Interest Coupons are attached to the Bonds, pay able semi-annually, at the Consolidated Bank in London, at the fixed rate of 4s. to the dollar. The Bonds will be issued at 70. viz. : Bonds of 100 dola. at £l5 155., with interest from April, 1,1864. „ 503 „ £7B 155., „ 1,000 „ £157105., „ The Coupons represent £l4 per annum on each bond of 1,000 dollars (£.225), or nearly 9 per cent. TO THE BONDHOLDERS OF THE ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. When the First Mortgage Bonds of the Pennsylvania Sec tion of this Railway were issued, it was uncertain whether the Company would proceed immediately with the construc tion of the road beyond Akron (in which case arrangements would have been made with other Companies for the com pleting link from thence to Dayton), or at once push forward the whole line, and so keep the command of the traffic. The business of the ortion of the road between Salamanca and Akron, and of the branches, developed so rapidly, being only limited by the supply of Rolling Stock, that the Direc tors decides to open the Railway throughout its whole ex tent with all possible despatch. This policy, under their able engineer, Mr. Kennard, has been so energetically carried out that the line is now in operation as far as Ga ion, and will be ready for traffic to Dayton by the Ist of May. It has therefore become desirable to offer the Second 'Mortgage Bonds some months earlier than was contemplated when tae last issue of Bonds was made. In order, however, that the original subscribers to, or the present holders of, the First Mortgage Bond • may in no way be prejud'ced by thi , issue of the Second Mortgage, it is pro posed to give to existing holders the privilege of subscribing for these Bonds, at the rate of one Band for every two now held, at a concession in price equal to a liberal Bonus. In May the whole system of this Railway will be in opera tion, consisting of— The Main Line from Salamanca to Dayton 385 miles Thr - d 67 I, le Branch to Cleve'an, The Franklin Branca and the Oil Creek Railway In all about 506 mile i—of which 30t have been successfully worked during the winter. On the Ist of May it is intended to run Express Trains through from New York, v'a the Erle, Atlantic and Great Western, Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton, and Ohio and Miss asippi Railways, to St. Louis -1,20u miles, in 10 hours, without break of gauge or change of carriages. The income of the i3or'ion of the line opened has reached £3O per mi e per week within rue year of the opening of the through route the recetets will be £6O per mile per week— which will give dividend on the shares exceeding 25 i.er cent., after providing for all expenditure and the interest on the whole issue of Bonds Dividends from 15 to 25 per cent are not unusual on well constructed and properly administered American Railways ; from the numerous elements of prosperity held by the At lantic and Great Western, it is believed that the mileage re ce,pts will shortly equal those if the London and North- Western and other leading Eng ish Railways, whose cost of construction 11, s been four-fold great er. The Atlantic and Great Western has almost a monopoly of the Petroleum traffic, and passes over the most extensive bituminous ioal fields in the world, for which an unlimited market is about being opened in Canada ; and for its traffic in aoTicultural products a .eaoing American authority says that when some contemplated extensions are made. " le,oo eight wheeled freight cars and 500 locomotives will not suffice." The Bonds and Shares authorised to be issued over the main line and extensions are let Mort. 2d Mort- Shares. Total. gage. gage. Miles. New York Did- Dols. Dols. Dols. Dols. sion Pennsylvania Ohio 246 4,00,000 4,000,030 6,000,000 14,000,000 Branches an d Ex tensions l2l 958,' 00 50',001 1,458,000 - - - Dols. Dols. Dols. Dols. 506 8,458„00 5,8)' ,(00 9,500,000 23,738,000 .£ 1,903;50 1,3 f,0:10 2,131,5c0 :elled ly operation of Sinking * 39,000 dole. have been Clll Fund. .1. 1, , 00,000 dole. have been cancelled by op:ration of Sinking Fund. The price of issue has been fixed at "0, and the privilege of snbserbing will remain open until tie 6th of April for the p r esent bondholders, either directly ot through their brokers. The terms of issue are as follows :- 5 per cent. on application, being I L 0 - Per Boad of 1,0" 0 dol. 10 „ al otment „ 22 '1 0 15 21 MY „ 33 0 20 „ 16th May „ 45 1 0 If fl 20 „ let June „ 45 ) 0 £157 10 0 Subscribers have the option of pacing the insta'menta in advance, and will r- be a allowed a discant o f 6 per cent. per an- Aft e r allotment Scrip Certifi 'rites be issued to "bearer." p pyments. Tnuhmese"Cesrutcihficates will be exchanget for Bonds to " bearer" on payment of the final instahn er t. The early completion of the world of this great Railway justifies the Company in makin g this additional issue of Bonds, following the financial Public only after the actual pro gresssecurei tie necessary income for Policy alopted at the outset, Will remain only the Second to be disposed of hereafter, when the total of the Bonded Debt will be only £6,000 per mile. o pm f rloo i ir s vt s irg u ioa l it n ngs g getohof s t e e fha c tepß u hpi r J ae: t t.loo aiewehrtaseliysoto interest. There division, the aniah br obtailed of the Bankers ; or at the Offices of the Company, n a 2, Old Broad street, London, N.C. Offices of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company, 2, Old Broad-street, London, E.G. March 23, 1861. ATL ANTIC AND GREAT W&TERN RAILWAY. FORM OF A b PLICATION. To be forwarded to the Of f ices of the Company, No. 2, Old Broad-street, Londoa, E.c., tef payment of the prelimi narydeposit to the Bankers. No. ....... . Sir, —Having paid to the Consolidated Bank (Limited) the sum of Western Railway Company. , I hereby request that you will allot me dollars Second Mo rtgage Bonds of the Atlant i c To the Atlantic and Great and Great Western Railway, andl hereby agree to accept su ch B nds on the terms stated i n your Circular, dated 23d instant.—l am, Sir, your obedient Sitrant Signature Address in fill Date . .... NUMBERS AND DESCRMLD. IPTICII OF BONDS NOW P.M. New York Section. ?ennsylvania Section.' Bonds of Bonds of Bon ds o f g°ll IR of IBonds of Bonds of N, - - umbers.;Numbers Numbers 1,000 dole. ;00 dole. KO dole, 1 ,004 dole. 500 d o l e . 100 dole. Numbers. Numbers. Numbers. JAMES, and CO. L e o L l: . der of registration, to sub- T HE NATIONAL SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL ItIIST. By FELIX M. MILLER, Professor of Sculpture, Govern ment School of Art, published under the special sanction of the National Shakespeare and Straf ford-on-Avon Tercente narycri b CopieseCr o s mownmli only, Committees, t ba e e e n sd, issued,b arey H e x O e el n W u 12 in. Wedgwood Ceramic Statuarl, high, price One Guinea. 15 French Terra Cotta ,, One Guinea. 8 Bronze Three Guineas Subscribers' Prince and Princess of by the agents in London and chief provincial towns (where cePles of the Bust may be seen), or by the publishers, HOWELL, JAMES, and Co,, Goldsmiths, &a., By appointment to the Queen Wales, 5,7, and 9, RE GE - 'MEET, LONDON. Photographs and prospectuses forwarded post free on ap plication. names received dd in— IMATION. description. burns scalds, 11111,. RO POOR MAN'S v d e superio r Family FRIEND recomm ended to the Public as an unfail iiiremislNFO e confidentlyd remedy f 1 80 ff rEI P vRo O uT I i , n sTLA of T every chilblains, scorbutic eruptions, sore and inflamed eyes, &c. Sold in rots. is. lid., 2s. Ad.. I 'S., and 225. each. Also his PILUL2E ANTISCROPIIIJLX, confirmed by sixty years' medicines ever roprietors, Beath and Barnicott, Aperient, that may be taken at all times w ithout confine o experience o toth t e o pu b b e l iorTonfeytlfieorbme sat amildlteraanti m il e a n ., t a o n r d c 2 h 2 a s ug e e m o i f t diet. So d in boxes, le. lid., 28. 9d., le. 6d. , Sold wholesale by the P Bridport, by th- London houses, and retail by all re specta b le hi medicine vendors in the United ng - dom and Colonies. p RIZE MEDAL. - INTERNATIONAL EXIIIBITIDN , 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO, Wax Chandlers, &0., &C., To the Queen and the Ptince of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuo'cers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says:-- " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with Flatted Wicks, patented.. l's, 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality .. • • • • • • .. 2s. Oct. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. • • • • • • .. Is. sd. per lb. second quality • .. • • •• . • • .. Is. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. .. • • • • • . Is. ld. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO, 8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manuf aotory— Kensington (Established 1730). The large- t Establishment in England for the liauutaoture Wax Caudle* tor the use of the Altar. rgio PERSONS SEEKING LANDED ll_ ATES, TOWN A\ ND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, FREEHOLD AND LEASh INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER rim GENERAL,,%Y— To BE lIAD GRATIS, at the prinnlpal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the A uction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Met srs. E. and IL Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," cont wining a varied selection of lauded and house properties no w in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its ru anorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OWNERS 01' PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Register affords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introd ace immediate customers, where the property is of an eligiblecharacter, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay :tnd its attendant incon yeniences. THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur cnaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Cluu leery-lane, London. U . -IHE WELLINGTON, S. James's-street.— ii This establishment will RE-OPEN TO-DAY at 5 By order, JOHN CATES, Manager. ART -UNION OF LONDON.—Subscriptions One Guinea.—Prizeholders select trout the public ex hibitions. Every subscriber has a chance of a valu ib e prize, 'nd, in addition, receives a handsomely-bound folio copy of Coleridge's poem of "THE ANCIENT MARINER," illus trated by twenty plates, desir,ned expressly for this society by J. Noel Paton, R.S.A. The work is now ready for de livery. Subscription closes 31st inst. 411, West Strand, March, 1864. GEORGE GODWIN, ) lion. LEWIS POCOCK, 5 Sees. MERCANTILE AND EXCHANGE BANK (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on and after the 28th instant, the principal LONDON OFFICE of the Company will be at their Banking House, No. 4. Lombard-street, where all Bills domicl'ed with the Bank will be payable. R. H. WILLILMS, Manager in London. MERCANTILE AND EXCHANGE BANK (Limited). SUB-BRANCH, 41, MINCING-LANE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on and after the 2Sth instant Business will be continued at above address as a Sub- Branch. It H. WILLIAMS, Manager in London. METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. -E AS TER HOLIDAYS. ADDITIONAL TRAINS will run between the CITY and PADDINGTON. BRIGHTON and BACK for 35., on EASTER SUNDAY and MONDAY, from London-bridge, Vic toria, and Kensington, at Nine a.m. Children under Twelve Hall-price. No luggage allowed. CRYSTAL PALACE.—EXTRA TRAINS from London -bridge, Victoria, and Kensington, on EASTER MONDAY and TUESDAY. SCINDE RAILWAY COMPANY. PUNJAUB RAILWAY. CONTRACT FOR WROUGHT IRON ROOFING, with Galvanized Corrugated Iron Covering. The Directors are prepared to receive TENDERS for 2,000 feet of WROUHT IRON ROOFING, with Galvanized Cor rugated Iron Covering. Sp ec ifications and Drawings may be obtained on applica tion at the Company's Offices on payment of £1 is., which will be returned upon a bona fide tender being sent in. Tenders, in sealed covers, addressed to the Directors, and endorsed " Tender for Iron Roofing," are to be lodged with t e undersigned before Twelve o'clock on Wednesday, the 13th April. The Directors do not bind themselves to accept the lowest or any Tender. By order, S. H. R. PARRY, Acting Secretary. Sinde Railway Company's Offices, Gresham House, Old Bond-street, March 21, 18:4. SHAKSPERE SCHOOL OF THE ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN and his Roy:alpip.:hness the PRINCE of WALES. The Council of the Royal Dramatic College, considering that the present is a favourable opportunity for promoting one of the main purposes of the Institution they have founded, beg to invite public support in aid of the EREC FION and ENDOWMENT of a SHAKSPERE SCHOOL for the classical and general education, with scholarships, of the Children of Actors or Actresses and Dramatic Authors—the noblest and most fitting Monument to the memory of the Player and Poet. The Council of the Royal Dramatic College beg to apprize the public, that all Subscriptions intended for the endow- ment of the Snakspere School should be paid only to the Master, New Theatre Royal Adolph' ; or to Messrs. Coutts, Bankers, Strand, London. A Public Meeting will shortly be held in the Royal Adelphi Theatre to advance this object, of which due notice will be given. The friends of education, ladies, noblemen, gentlemen, and others interested in carrying out this design, arc requested, to communicate with the undersigned. BENJAMIN WEBSTER, Master. Feb. 27,18E4. Committee Room (open from 11 till 4), 411, Strand. Secretary, ➢lr. Thomas Stuart. SOHO ESTATE, HOUSE, AND GENERAL BUSINESS AGENCY OFFICES.—Persona requiring. Freehold or Leasehold Property, or having Business and Houses to be dispose i of, should apply to Mr. CHARLES MURRAY, Auctioneer and Valuer, 2tl, Gerrard-street, Soho, W. Valuations for Probate Administration, Fire Claims, Rail way Compensations, &c. Rents Collected. B ONELLPS 'ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY, Limited. Ite2,lstered undar the Joint-Stock Companies Act, by which the liability of each Shareholder is strictly limited to the amount of his shares. Capital, £210,000 (of which £25,000 forms the original Capital of the Company). Present issue, £225,000, in 22,600 shares of £lO each. Deposit £1 per Share on Application, and £1 on Allotment. Calls of £2 each, at intervals of not less than Two Months. DIRECTORS. CHAIRMAN. — The Eight and TALBOTLi. he rl of SHREWSBURY DEPIITY-CRAIRMAN.—The Right Hon. Lord OTHO FITZGERALD, 8, Carlton-gardens. Erskine Beveridge, Esq., St. Leonard's Works, and Priory House, Dunfermiine. John Alfred Chowne, Esq., Director of the Imperial Bank, 153, Westbourne-terrace. Henry Cook, Esq., Director of the Tamar, Kit Hill, and Cal lington Railway Company. Albert Cooper, Esq., Manchester. Frederick Elin, Esq. (John Elin and Co. , Merchants, Ab- church-lane). Edmund Grundy, Esq.(Edmund Grundy and Son, late J. and E. Grundy), Manchester. William Hamilton, jun., Esq. (David Hamilton and Co.), Manchester and 6fasgow. Charles Stewart, Esq. (Messrs. Robert Barbour and Brother), Manchester. James Thomson, Esq., Chairman of the Madras Irrigation and Canal Company, and Director of the Agra and United Service Bank. Charles Trueman, Esq. (Messrs. Trueman and Fry), Gresham House. William Harding Tyler, Esq., Director of the Agra and United Service Bank. CONSULTING ELECTRICAL ENGINEER. The Chevalier Gaiitano Bonelli. BANKERS. London—The Agra and United Service Bank. Manchester—Manche ,ter and Sa ford Bank. SOLICITORS. Henry C. Eliot, En, 5, Sherborne- lane. London, E.C. Messrs. Earl, Son, fiopps, and Orford, 6, Bond-at., Manchester. RROKERS. London—Messrs. Johnson, Longden, and Co., 22, Token house-yard. Liverpool—Messrs. Taunton and Co. Manchester—J. Warner, Esq. AUDITORS. Messrs. Coleman, Turquand, Youngs, and Co., 16, Token house-yard. RFCRETARY (PRO .rniu.) James Gutteres, Esq. OFFICES. 7, Angel-court, City; 2A, Victoria-street, Manchester ; 2, Dale-street, Liverpool. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. The Directors of Bonelli's Electric Telegraph Company (Limited), having established a line of telegraphic communi cation between Manchester and Liverpool, the work ng of which has proved , even beyond expectation, bath practicAliy and commercially, the unrivalled excellence of Bonelli's system, propose to extend their operations throughout the United Kingdom. Each message is printed by the very act of transmission, in clear Roman characters, and as so transmitted is delivered, without further process, to the receiver, thus absolutely ex cluding all possibility a error between the sender and the receiver. The automatic nature and simple working of the Bonelli instrument renders it independent of specially trained, and th e refore highly paid manipulators. The necessity to which all other telegraphic establish ments are exposed of increasing the staff of operators in pro portion with the augmentation of business, does not exist, and, consequently, any increase of business must prove al most absolutely clear profit. Prospectuses and forms may be obtained from the Bankers, Brokers, Solicitors or Secretary, at the Offlces of the Com pany. E ac h application must be accompanied with a deposit of Li per share, which will be returned without deduction if no shares are allotted. From the date of issue until the final closing of the lists the Bonelli instruments may be seen in operation daily from Twelve to Four, at 7, Angel court. MESSRS. BOTT. JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances, London and Westminster Bank. Post-office Orders payable at Camber well-park. Address—BoTT and JACKSON, "Man of the World" Wine force, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. BEDROOM CANDLES. 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Guonod, FAUST, embracing the entire company of this establishment, with augmented band and chorus ; and other Musical Entertainments, supported by the following talented artistes : —Miss es Russell, Fitz-Henry, Tyrrell,lVY almsley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, (to. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. UNSWORTH and EUGENE will make their re-appear ance This Evening. Comedy, by Mr. T. Machgan, W. Randall, G. Hutehenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly rower (the juvenile comedienne), ttc. IV ill shortly be produce - I, THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, by Otto Nicola!: and THE TWO GENTLE MEN OF VERONA, by Sir Henry Bishop. Admission—Area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, la.; private boxes, 108. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL. The Fairy Entertainment, entitled PRINCE BLOSSOM IN THE LAND OF SHADOWS! Is written expressly for this establishment by W. F. Vander yell, author of the celebrated " Enchanted Hash," and en ables Mr. 3forton, with the aid of Professor Pepper's Optical Illusion (known as the Ghost), to produce effects never before contemplated, and which have all been duly registered by him and Mr. J. H. Weston under the title of " The Ghost in the Magic Fountains." By this new arrangement, that which is in reality nothing but a shadow, becomes to all ap pearance endowed with life, and when "Fame" takes her flight through the burning Cataracts, and the Naiads seek their beds in the Crystal Waters, form a coup d'ceil of beauty unparalleled even in fairy romance. Prince Blossom (with the Song of all Nations), Miss Townley. The Marvellous Illusion will take place every Evening at half-past Nine o'c'ock. All the wonderful entertainment of the establishment, as usual, in addition to the above. Admission—Area, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, is. Open every Evening. 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Until this year the meeting has always been held at Hornsey-wood, but the Agricultural hall, Islington, being in every way so much better adapted for these games, it was unanimously chosen as the place of meeting yesterday, and the change in the rendezvous was a dsws s eeee o rrarss a t. ese r :d e lf e e bmsfu o teia f ttost sa vis tisfaction to all the visitors. The centre of the hall was enclosed in a kind of long arena thickly laid with tan and sawdust, while the galleries and ground floor were set aside for the use of spectators, who went through the form of paying half-a-crown or five shillings for reserved findhawonear mismanagement e o ohtmoemt total nloitnn failures,et e h a e t y c e r n o l o i w t dldse doubt, a a b t r r h t : a e a y sh i • n ar b el w e ,ge s s ar c d t r o r ie u a sa i ll could. Ail a e fvr t 0: transacted, the arrangements, in fact, connected with the stalls and re the visitors what they had paid for. Much of these blun ders meeting held for the first time in a strange place, but most assuredly they will require to be corrected if public support is looked for in these displays. The games were opened with a hurdle race, which was won by Mr. Robinson, and this merely preliminary buss - ness over, the wrestling began with the London men of 11 stone—that is to say, with Westmoreland and Cumberland men who have resided in London for a certain specified time. The names of those who were to contend were chosen by lot, which led to some very unequal matching in point of size, and the games were divided into several rounds, the many winners of each round afterwards contending amo ng themselves till the numbers were so reduced that at last the best men stood face to face. It is needless to go through a very long list of competitors, all of whom came en their heads or backs or shoulders with more or less of violence) as they were thrown one after the other. When the sixth and last round was called only three remained to contest it —off a t n h d e A these e w ry er , e a a n d m e a n o ta n t a h m ar e d d , a T v y e s r on y p , w r e e r ar f u s o l n y , ou a n g soldier of the Artillery, and Coulthard,a very powerful young man, who had thrown all his antagonists with a strength and skill that made him beyond all dcubt the favourite of the three. Tyson and Pearson struggled first, and the rather shifty manoeuvres of the latter to prevent Tyson getting his hold prolonged the commencement far beyond the patience of the audience,who were loud in their expressions of disapprobation. At last they closed, and a keen all 4 most exciting contest followed. Pearson eir aliaoment tottered in a most critical position, when it seemed almost certain that he must be thrown heavily, but by a sudden exertion of equal strength and agility he managed to free himself, and threw Tyson a clean back fall heavily to the ground. He was far less fortunate, however, with his bigger and more powerful antagonist, Coulthard. They began the struggle almost at once, and in an instant Pear son was thrown with apparently little effort on Coulthard's part. In the final struggle, however, the winner has to get two out of three falls, se that Pearson had still two more chances if he could have availed himself of them. But in the second effort he was more completely defeated than in the first, for Coulthard lifted him at once and flung him even more heavily than before. Immense applause greeted the winner, who was carried on the shoulders of his coma panions in triumph round the hall. The next contest was at the high jump, with le- Ap i ng poles, for which a great many competitors entere j, p at _ son, undaunted by his late defeat and exhaustine a . stfugg l es, among the number. The bar to be vaulted over with the leaping pole was first fixed at a h e i g ht of 7", t, and tut all the competitors in turn cleared this with es it was raised Sin at a time. Up to Bft all passed it eas;,, y, rose from Bft to 9ft the numbers rapidly diminished. At 1 the height of 9tt 3in only t but as it gradually These were Pearson, the Art:,. - eree competitors were left. feryman, and two very young men—Musgrove, the wirer of t hi s prize last year, and Baines. Beyond 9ft hiss, and Baines e- ;,fa all Pearson's efforts failed to get and continued it Musgrove then took up the contest, (ill the bar was raised to the astounding height of It was almost marvellous to see the skill and activi', e with which these two young men cleared th e M bar, — . .tsgrove always being the fa v ou r it e . Th e l a tt er - nev . er, threw himself an inch higher than the jump requ i re d, ap...t always did it as his first attempt. Baines, on the con trary, though evidently capable of jumping as high as his competitor, was far less practised at the game. He seldom pitched his pole in the right place at first, and when he did so often failed to raise his body sufficiently in passing the bar, so that he nearly always made two, and some times three efforts before he succeeded, and in this way exhausted his strength. At 11 feet he gave way, and failed to clear it quite, and Musgrove, for the second time, was declared the winner, amid loud applause. When he had won Musgrove asked for the bar to be raised to 11 feet three inches, and this astonishing jump he cleared with sufficient ease and adroitness to show that it was well within his limit. In the wrestling for all corners most of the men who had previously won in the former games en tered again, and there was as much difference in their per formances on this second occasion as there is in the merits of horses in different courses. Pearson, the Artilleryman, was still among the select winners of the rounds, but ho met his match in a professional wrestler named Davison, who flung him easily, and then Allison, a short but com pactly built man, and a most accomplished wrestler, was matched against Coulthard, champion of the day. Coul thard seemed to think that he had nothing to do, and as it turned out, he had very little, for the instant Allison's arms were round him, he drew his huge antagonist in, and to the utter astonishment of every one, flung him heavily. A person named Blair, also, was most successful, till ono of the most wonderful wrestlers of them all, Watson, threw him with ease, Allison was then matched against Davison, and the struggle was very keen, and seemed doubtful for some time, till, at last, Allison got his grip firm, and, lifting his taller and much more powerful anta gonist, threw him easily. Only Watson and Allison there fore remained to compete, and the struggle between these two was one of the most arduous of the day. Watson was the taller and more muscular man, but what Allison wanted in height and strength he amply made up in skill and acti vity. In the first effort Watson threw Allison, in the see oond Allison threw Watson, but it was evident that he did so with great difficulty, and that his previous struggle with Davison had exhausted him. In the third effort, as all had foreseen, Allison was defeated, after a most gallant, but ineffectual struggle, and Watson was proclaimed the win ner of the All Comers' contest. Other wrestling matches, followed, and the games were prolonged till nearly mid night. The whole display was one of a most interesting kind, and with a better arrangement with regard to seats and keeping the ring clear, and, above all, with such cur tailments as will shorten the performances by some six hours, these meetings may be made among the most popular sights of the year. I 1 Birmingham and Midland Counties Show, A meeting of the council was held yesterday at the Queen's Hotel, Birmingham, for the purpose of settling the prize list and the regulations for this year's exhibition ; the Right Hon. Lord Wal- Bingham, the president, was in the chair; there were also present the Mayor (Mr. William Holli day), Mr. C. M. Caldicott, of Holbrook-grange ; Mr R. C. Chawner, of the Abnallo, Lichfield; Mr. Baldwin (Worcestershire), Mr. William Woodward, Mr. T. B. Wright, of Perry-bar, Staffordshire; Mr. John Lowe, and other members. A satisfactory financial statement was presented by the treasurer (Mr. John Shackel), and some further additions were made to the prize list, which is to be issued immediately. At the close of the meeting the noble president was invited to luncheon, the Mayor occupying the chair. In proposing the health of his lordship, his worship expressed his great grati fication at the friendly feeling which now existed between those engaged in manufacturing and agris cultural pursuits, that hav in g , unhappily, not always been the case; but, he said, in so far as the locality about Birmingham was concerned, he con sidered the change was in a great degree to be attributed to the establishment and successful pro gress dt justlypou l t r p y r o s u h d o . w T , h o o f r h wt i h s he orl annuale said that communityhe regarded it as a great m g w r ha e iy s c s ohrt ofhf farther compliment that so eminent an agriculturist as Lord Walsingham, who had no interest in Birming ham, so far as property was concerned, should have travelled so far to this attend meeting. In acknow ledging the toast, Lord W I • a !Ingham expressed the great pleasure which he had felt •in accepting the office of president, and in promoting the arrange ments for the forthcoming show. Referring to the observations made by the Mayor, his lordship said that, although not yet an old man, if it had been sug gested to him at an early period of his life that he would ono day become the president of an agricul tural society held in Birmingham, he should have thought, to say the least, it was very unlikely; but his position on that occasion, and his reception, only served to convince him of the desirability of bringing all classes and interests together as closely as possible. His lordship concluded by proposing the heal!). of " the Mayor," which was acknowledged by his worship. Subsequently Mr. Henry Wiggin, of 111etchley-grange, Harborne, suggested the desira bility of forming a Midland Counties Farmers' Club, which should hold periodical meetings in Birming ham, for reading papers on practical agriculture, with discussions thereupon. This proposal was warmly supported by the chairman, Mr. Caldicott, Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Lowe, end Mr. T. IL Wright, the latter suggesting that a public 'meeting should be held in Birmingham for the purpose of enrolling members and preparing the necessary rules and regulations. This suggestion was adopted, and Mr. Richard Croft Chawner, of Lichfield, expressed his willingness to become the first president of the clUb.